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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Milk And Cookies And Handcuffs - SMP Blog Tour

Happy New Year! Welcome to BRB, sweeties. To help me kick off 2013, author Erik Moore is here from Storm Moon Press, and he's brought along the SMP Blog Tour. After you read his interview and a naughty excerpt from his newest release, there's a GIVEAWAY! So make sure to read the instructionsand click on the links for more information! You might win!

Tell us about yourself, Erik.

I'm a male, mid-30s, bisexual, polyamorous
switch with impulse control issues and delusions of adequacy. I'm also a
tremendous geek.

Where and/or how do you find the greatest
inspiration?

Thus far, my greatest inspirations have
come from a desire to see more characters like myself in fiction. So many
times, I've read or seen stories where the conflict could have been resolved in
minutes if bisexuality or polyamory were on the table, and it's frustrated me
again and again to see those aspects of my identity scrubbed out of popular
media.

What made you chose to write contemporary
BDSM literature in particular? And, is there any other genre you'd like to
write? And, if so, why?

I don't approach my fiction as "erotic
literature", separate from any other genre considerations. I write in
multiple genres―contemporary, sci-fi, urban fantasy, etc―and introduce
erotic elements into those stories when appropriate. I don't consider myself
setting out to write erotica; I simply choose not to ignore that device when it
fits.

What's the hardest part of a novel for you
to write: beginning, middle or end? Why?

The middle. I usually have a very strong
sense of how to get things moving, and a very clear picture of how I want
things to end, but getting from A to B quite often gets muddled. This is a
major reason why I've concentrated on shorter fiction for now: the path from
beginning to end is much shorter.

Has your own life influenced your novels?
If so, how?

Very much so. As I said above, finding
characters like myself in popular media is rare, and it's my own attempts to
fill that void that brought me into writing in the first place. So I am always
looking to incorporate aspects of my own life and journey into my writing in
the hopes that there are other people like me out there looking for these same
kinds of characters.

Writing sex/romantic scenes can be a
challenge for some authors. Do you find it difficult? If yes, how do you
compensate? If no, where do you draw your inspiration?

Like any other part of writing, they can be
a challenge for me sometimes, but other times, I can get into a good flow, and
it practically writes itself. In difficult situations, I stick to writing sex
that turns me on, and it generally finds an audience who feels the same way.

Do you use a certain formula to write the
sensual parts? Do you prefer the sex to be open and bold? Or left to the imagination?

I try very hard to avoid using some kind of
formula. Sex―even between the same two people―is a unique
experience each time, and I try to bring that into my writing. Keeping with the
narrative voice of the rest of the story is also important so that the scene
doesn't feel out of place. The same applies to how explicit the scene is and
what language style I choose to use. I always want to make sure that the story
shifts seamlessly into and out of the sensual elements, so that is always a
consideration in how I write.

Who is your favourite character, which
you've created? And, why?

So far, my favorite character is Susan
Runningwind from To Pierce the Sky. She's an older character, which is rare
enough in romantic fiction, and a very strong, no-nonsense woman with little
time for games and bullshit. But for all that, she's still very unsure of
herself and her sexuality, having been isolated for her entire adult life. So
there's a real disparity inside her, and I really enjoyed working through that
with her.

Tell us about your newest release.

My current release is called "A Sub's
Gift". It deals with a young man named Kyle who is the live-in submissive
to a dominant pair, Ryan and Amber, and the upheaval he feels when Ryan and
Amber want to introduce a second submissive into their family. It is a short
story co-authored with S.L. Armstrong and included in the Storm Moon Press
anthology Milk and Cookies and Handcuffs. The anthology deals with BDSM with
the backdrop of winter holidays. What I particularly love about this collection
is that, in addition to S.L. and my bisexual story, there are also gay,
lesbian, heterosexual, and trans* offerings that really embrace the diversity
and inclusiveness that I've felt in the BDSM community.

Just for fun–

What is your favourite colour?

I'm a fan of dark blues.

Which do you prefer a great hero or a great
villain?

A great villain. Evil is much more
complicated than good, with much more room for nuance and development.

What is your favourite movie? And, why?

So hard to narrow it down to one movie! If
I absolutely had to pick one, I think Serenity edges things out just because of
the way it seamlessly blends genres, which is something that I strive to do in
my writing as well.

If you could be anyone in the world who
would it be? And, why?

This is a dangerous question. It's easy to
look at someone from the outside and think you want to have their life, but you
can't see what's going on inside, what kind of troubles and strife they have to
deal with. So on a long-term basis, I can't think that I'd want to be anyone
other than who I am. If we're talking about just being someone else for a day,
though? I'd go with Brad Pitt, since it's the only way I'd ever be able to bang
Angelina Jolie.

Where do you see your writing career in the
next five to ten years?

I don't ever expect to be able to write
full-time, partly because I enjoy my day job, and partly because I choose not
to write "mainstream" fiction and instead focus on niche areas like
BDSM or QUILTBAG themes and characters. However, I would like to get to the
point where I can put out 2-3 short stories or novellas each year and a
full-length novel maybe every other year.

Ah, the holidays. Gifts and songs. Tinsel
and lights. Whips and chains? That's right. This holiday anthology is all about
BDSM, filled with characters who know that sometimes it's Nice to be Naughty.
This collection of five stories includes gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans*, and
straight couples (and moresomes) that share a common desire for the kinkier
side of sex: sensual bondage, sexual domination, and genuine, loving
submission. And what better time to explore this dynamic of giving and
receiving than the holidays? 'Tis the season, after all!

In Holidays in Hell, Jonas is an
incubus searching for one final soul to finish out his contract, but as a
self-styled connoisseur, it has to be the right one. But when he finds the
beautiful Holly Pendleton, Jonas is struck by her innocence and puts his own
eternal comfort in jeopardy to protect her. Then, shapeshifting Ellis learns
from his new master William about the traditions and true meaning of First Day,
stories kept from him by his spiteful former master. The day of celebration
becomes even sweeter when Ellis opens his presents and receives the Gift
of the Familiar -- and then has William try it out on him!

For New Year's Eve, Ebet is afraid
she's Pushing the Line by bringing her girlfriend Meg home to meet her
family for the first time. Meg is confident things will go fine, but Ebet is a
mess, so Meg steals them away and proceeds to give Ebet something else to focus
her energy on -- her. Next, all that submissive Jeffrey wants from his mistress
Athena is the Gift of Self, for Athena to recognize Jeffrey's true
identity as Jessie, a self-described "woman with a penis". Athena is
scared and confused at first; she loves her slave-boy, but isn't sure that she
can accept this a change this big. Finally, in The Sub's Gift, the submissive
Kyle gets an early Christmas present from Ryan and Amber, his Master and
Mistress. But when that present turns out to be a sister-slave, Kyle wonders
about his place in this new dynamic.

Excerpt:

Kyle couldn't see anything, but he didn't
mind. He'd always loved this blindfold. It wasn't flimsy, and it didn't let him
peek through the bottom. It fit his face perfectly, which was why Amber had
bought it. He could hear her moving around somewhere nearby, her heels clacking
on the hardwood floor, perfectly in time with the soft Christmas music coming
from the condo's sound system. He wasn't allowed to wear shoes on the floor,
but Amber did as she liked. The scent of Amber's favorite perfume mixed with
the cinnamon oil on the pinecone wreath, wrapping him in comfort and
familiarity.

His knees were beginning to ache from
kneeling so long on the floor, and his shoulders were tense from his hands
being bound tightly behind him. Usually, he didn't need to be tied up, but the
moment Ryan had come at him with the blindfold, he'd been hard, his hands
straying. He acknowledged those minor pains, accepted them and drew them into
himself. What pleased Amber and Ryan pleased him, and so he reveled in his
position, sensing the approval in their eyes without needing to see it.

A hand―Amber's, judging
by the long nails and slender fingers―snaked down his chest and pinched
his left nipple hard enough to make him gasp. Amber's perfume suddenly filled
his nostrils, and Kyle felt her breath against his ear. "Merry Christmas,
pet," she whispered, and then immediately bit down on his earlobe.

Kyle hissed and trembled. He began to
reply, but another scent invaded his space, a darker musk that could only be
Ryan. Knowing what came next, Kyle opened his mouth wider and accepted the
length of Ryan's cock as it slid past his lips. He played his tongue across the
soft, taut skin, tasting the sweat and the lingering tang of Amber's juices.
So, they'd fucked while he was out getting the things for dinner? That
explained why they'd been so frisky when he returned and barely let him through
the door before pouncing him. Kyle smiled around Ryan's cock, amazed as always
at the way their desire for each other translated so easily into a hunger for
him.

Ryan's hands fisted in Kyle's hair as he
began to mercilessly fuck Kyle's mouth. He buried his cock again and again, so
fast and hard and deep that Kyle thought it would be a wonder if he didn't have
bruises on his chin from Ryan's balls slamming into it. He took quick breaths
when he could, but even so, he was gasping by the time Ryan finally relented.
He knew he must look a mess―tears squeezing out from the edges of the blindfold, spittle seeping
down his chin, his freckled skin red and blotchy―but when Ryan
traced a fingertip down his cheek and whispered, "Pretty boy," he
felt beautiful.

This interview is part of 'Storm Moon Press'
3rd Anniversary Blog Tour! Comment on this post or any other post on the blog
tour with your e-mail address, and you'll be entered for a chance to win the
Grand Prize of receiving 1 FREE e-book each month of 2013 from that month's new
releases for a total of 12 free e-books! Runners up will receive a $25 gift
certificate to their choice of Amazon or All Romance eBooks. For more details
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Blak Rayne is a best selling author of gay romance. She loves to write and believes it's one of the greatest forms of self-expression. What better way to see inside the human soul? Blak resides in Canada, and yes, she is a woman, wife and mother. She’s been writing and drawing since elementary school, and she loves anything that involves the arts. As for family, her daughter is her toughest critic and greatest support!

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